(JollofNews) – Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow vowed Thursday to set up a South Africa-style truth commission as he claimed the army’s support after his surprise election in the west African nation. Barrow, whose shock victory this month ended the 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh, said the country’s chief of the[Read More…]
Gambia 2016 Elections
Gambia: Adama Barrow Speaks To JollofNews, Reaches Out To Gambians
(JollofNews) – The newly elected president of the Gambia has used his first interview with an online Gambian newspaper to appeal to Gambians to put aside their differences and work towards the progress and development of their country. Adama Barrow, 51, who defeated President Yahya Jammeh and his APRC party[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: New Leadership Will Probe Jammeh – Hamat Bah
(JollofNews) – A member of the leadership of the new dispensation that would take over The Gambia in a peaceful transfer of power in January has hinted that one of their first moves would be to establish a commission of inquiry into allegations of gross human rights violations levelled against[Read More…]